LEWISBURG — Mahlon Reihman was not exactly sure of himself coming into Wednesday night's PIAA Class 2A 200 freestyle final at Bucknell University.

After all, the Salisbury sophomore was facing a stiff test in Jarod Kehl of West Allegheny.

Not only did Reihman dethrone the returning state champion, but he did so in thrilling fashion.

One hundredth of a second is all that separated the state's top two 2A freestyle swimmers. Reihman finished with a time of 1:40.92, while Kehl clocked in at 1:40.93.

"This is phenomenal. I didn't think winning this would be a possibility," Reihman said. "My goal was to keep it as close as I could with Kehl. In the last 25 [yards], I just put my head down and didn't breathe until I pulled ahead. I gave it everything I had."

Salisbury coach Ken Vincent admitted to enduring uneasy moments during the race, saying it was "very suspenseful" and he had to check his heart medication.

"I'm very proud, Salisbury is very proud," he said. "Mahlon is a very hard worker and a great student."

While Reihman put on the most entertaining dual of the evening, District 11 counterpart Trey Shackelton of Northwestern was not far behind. The Tiger senior earned a fourth-place medal with a time of 142.86.

Bethlehem Catholic's Jarod Laselva closed out the night for District 11 with an eighth-place medal in the 100-yard butterfly. He finished with a time of 54.11.

Sagl, who now adds a fourth state medal to her collection, slightly held second place heading into the final round. In that round, Riverside's Brittany Hart and West York's Erica Sarver nailed their dives and barely edged out Sagl. Hart finished in second with 411.30, Sarver was right behind her in third with 411.20, then came Sagl in fourth with 410.60.

"I'm a little disappointed, but what can you do," Sagl said. "I went for a pretty hard dive at the end there. I was trying to go for it all. The competition was tight, but at the end of the day, I know I was consistent. This shows that all of my hard work goes a long way."

Coach Joe Lahovski claims Sagl's work ethic is exactly what brought her to this level.

"[Sagl] dove exceptionally," Lahovski said. "She was in the zone, like she always is, and that showed in her score. She ended her career on a high note and has made Central Catholic very proud."

Southern Lehigh's Erin Donnelly also qualified for the finals and finished in 14th place with 332.90 points.

2A girls swimming

Becahi's Sydnee Karam was confident heading into the finals of the 200-yard freestyle. The Golden Hawks senior had an impressive preliminary-round time, the top time heading into the final.

She finished in third place for the second straight year. Carson Gross of York Suburban and Emily Glinecke of Pottsgrove went 1-2 in the event.

Gross, who had a dismal preliminary round, won the title with a time of 1:51.71. Pottsgrove's Emily Glinecke was second at 1:51.81, while Karam was not far behind at 1:51.86.

"I wanted to go 1:50, but that didn't happen. I also wanted to win, but that didn't happen either," Karam said. "I've never placed higher than third, so now I'm looking to get first or second in the 500."

Southern Lehigh's Jenna Forrester came out of the 50 freestyle with a fourth-place medal, surpassing her pre-state seed, which was sixth.

Forrester went on to anchor Southern Lehigh's 200 freestyle relay team to a consolation-round win. The Spartans finished ninth in the event.